Qualification for next season’s SHL is now at the final step: direktkvalet.
During Wednesday evening took the SHL-jumbo Timrå, who hadn’t played a competitive match in almost two weeks, receiving hockeyallsvenska the runner-up Oskarshamn, who struck out the first beat AIK in the Swedish league finals, in the first meeting in the best-of-seven matches.
It was a thriller that was decided only in the fifth period, when the clock began to approach 23, then Timrås Johannes Salomonsson pressed there 5-4 in the powerplay after 2.26 in the period and a total of just over 80 playing minutes.
” Damn psychologically important to get this (victory). I think we were a little better than the (Oskarshamn) in the extension, ” says matchhjälten to C More.
and Filiph Engsund shocked the audience in Medelpad with his 1-0-goal, already 3.03 in the first period.
Timrås Anton Wedin, who made large parts of the season destroyed by injury, then showed the way for the home team and assisted to Gustav Nielsen’s 1-1 five minutes later.
Oskarshamn, sweden took the lead again, and Timrå scored again, before Janne Kivilathi put 3-2 for the guests 8.15 check in the second period. In the third lifted Wedin Timrå again and played until Marcus Hardegårds 3-3 with just over seven minutes left of normal time.
when Nottingham took the lead for the fourth time. Joakim Thelin frispelades beautifully by Arsi Piispanen and Timrås stjärnmålvakt Niklas Svedberg was bortspelad. Thelin raked up 4-3 after 18.15 and stretched his arms in the air.
It looked long out to be a victory sign – but it was not.
Timrå took out Svedberg, put in an extra outfield player, and with only 13 seconds left ruled Vilmos Gallo in 4-4 with the hip since Anton Wedin, for the third time in the match, has been involved in the preparatory work.
“Really strongly that we succeed in making the goal in the moment,” says Gallo, who later was injured in the match, to C More.
had Wedin an open position to determine directly, but the puck bounced to. Oskarshamns defenseman Oskar Nilsson came even closer when he dotted the post, but instead decided, therefore, Salomonsson.
On Friday played match two in the best-of-seven in Oskarshamn.
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